VID |
14075 |
Severity |
20 |
Port |
22 |
Protocol |
TCP |
Class |
LSC |
Detailed Description |
The host system's /etc/hosts.lpd file's permission or owner is unsafe. If normal users have an access to the file, they can execute spoofing attack.
* Platforms Affected: UNIX, Linux |
Recommendation |
Reset permissions of the file lower than 600 as the following chmod 600 /etc/hosts.lpd
If the owner of the file is not root, change the owner chown root /etc/hosts.lpd |
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